#CCACAF
Dusty Rose · light warm red
About #CCACAF
#CCACAF is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 67% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Dusty Rose (ΔE 7.2); Baby Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ACCCC9 — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #CCACAF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.09:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CCACAF
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CCACAF?
#CCACAF is a muted, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 67% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #CCACAF?
Use black text. Black on #CCACAF has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CCACAF?
Its complementary colour is #ACCCC9, and analogous partners are #CCACBF and #CCB9AC.